John O'Gaunt, Leicestershire
Encyclopedia
John O'Gaunt, is a locality in the English
county of Leicestershire
.
which took its name from a covert known to local hunters
some distance away.
of Twyford
which, in turn, is part of the district of Melton.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
.
Etymology
The area takes its name from the former John O' Gaunt railway stationJohn O' Gaunt railway station
John O' Gaunt railway station was a railway station serving the villages of Twyford and Burrough on the Hill, Leicestershire on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. It opened in 1879 as Burrow & Twyford and was renamed John O' Gaunt in 1883. It closed to regular traffic in...
which took its name from a covert known to local hunters
Fox hunting
Fox hunting is an activity involving the tracking, chase, and sometimes killing of a fox, traditionally a red fox, by trained foxhounds or other scent hounds, and a group of followers led by a master of foxhounds, who follow the hounds on foot or on horseback.Fox hunting originated in its current...
some distance away.
Governance
John O'Gaunt is in the civil parishCivil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Twyford
Twyford, Leicestershire
Twyford is in the south of the parish of Twyford and Thorpe, and the name is derived from the two fords in the village. There are two churches in the village; St Andrew , which is a Grade I listed building with some parts dated from the 12th century, and a Methodist church.The other main focal...
which, in turn, is part of the district of Melton.